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CEI offers new lending option for aquaculture startups unable to secure traditional financing
June 3, 2019Coastal Enterprises Inc. has created a new loan product to help finance shellfish and sea vegetable growers who, for a variety of reasons, may not be able to access loans from traditional lending sources.
June 3, 2019
Ellsworth video game developer to launch virtual reality game
May 30, 2019After three years of development, Ellsworth video game start-up Eagre Games will launch its first virtual reality video game.
May 30, 2019
Groundbreaking ‘earned paid leave’ law to cover 85% of Maine workers
May 29, 2019Gov. Janet Mills signed into law on Tuesday a groundbreaking bill to create a statewide earned-paid-time-off policy that will result in paid leave for 85% of all Maine workers.
May 29, 2019Deadline looms for filing of annual reports by Maine businesses and nonprofits
May 29, 2019Annual reports are due on Monday, June 3, for all business and nonprofit entities on file with the Secretary of State's office as of Dec. 31, 2018.
May 29, 2019
Committee advances bill to spur development of employee-owned businesses
May 23, 2019A bill sponsored by state Sen. Nate Libby, D-Lewiston, to incentivize and assist with the development of cooperatives and employee-owned businesses was unanimously approved by the Legislature’s Taxation Committee on Tuesday.
May 23, 2019
Trade Day 2019: How can Maine leverage economic growth from forest and marine resources?
May 23, 2019Maine International Trade Center is hosting the 39th annual Trade Day on Friday, an event that will feature talks and presentations by leaders in the rapidly growing global “bioeconomy” that’s tapping renewable biological resources from land and sea
May 23, 2019
Tips for evaluating an offer to join a board
Updated: May 27, 2019Congratulations, you have just been asked to join a board of directors. If you have never been a board member before, the chances are that you are in for an interesting and rewarding experience.
Updated: May 27, 2019Elevate more women into leadership positions
Updated: May 27, 2019Q: How can we elevate more women into leadership positions in our organization?
Updated: May 27, 2019
Report: Wedding bells also ring registers in Maine businesses
May 20, 2019It's wedding season and a new report shows couples and their invitees contribute an estimated $937 million to the Maine economy.
May 20, 2019
MTI is Maine SBA’s 2019 ‘financial services champion’
May 17, 2019The Maine Technology Institute was named the “2019 Financial Services Champion of the Year” by the Maine District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The honor was presented during Wednesday night’s SBA Small Business Awards
May 17, 2019
Lewiston edible insect company begins cricket farm
May 14, 2019Entosense, an edible insect company in Lewiston, began farming its own crickets over the past winter, with the goal of eventually replacing its outsourced cricket products with locally raised products.
May 14, 2019
Rosi named a ‘Power Woman of Cannabis’ by trade publication
May 10, 2019Wellness Connection of Maine CEO Patricia Rosi made the list of “Glass Ceiling Wreckers: 2019 Power Women of Cannabis” by Cannabis Business Executive, an integrated media company serving the global marijuana industry. This is the third year Rosi has
May 10, 2019
LaunchPad finalists chosen for live pitch-off in June
May 9, 2019Who will take home the $50,000 grand prize in this year's LaunchPad competition for small businesses?
May 9, 2019
Finalists named for 20th annual Maine Family Business Awards
May 9, 2019The Institute for Family-Owned Business has named 25 companies as finalists for the Maine Family Business Awards. The winners will be announced on June 5 in Portland.
May 9, 2019
Investment education: Companies find ways to help employees shoulder the cost of retirement
May 8, 2019Financial advisors and human resources experts agree that education and personal attention are key to hiking participation rates in employer-sponsored investment plans.
May 8, 2019
Plan now or pay later: Succession plans are taking on a greater importance at businesses
Updated: May 13, 2019As more baby boomers enter their golden years, a 2016 report by the Denver-based Business Enterprise Institute looked at the problems business owners face as they retire. It found that only 17% of owners have a written business-exit plan, even
Updated: May 13, 2019
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